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Supply Capacity

In line with the trade focus of this Guide, support activities to develop supply capacity are considered to be those that aim to increase the availability of goods and services for export. There is no easy distinction between this and building more general capacity to pro­duce, and this distinction is becoming less pertinent as borders open and competition in local markets from imports increases. Some agencies do not make this distinction in their projects.

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Summary of activities included in this category
Sustainable Agriculture Kigoma Regional Project in Tanzania
Agriculture support programme
Producer Financial Support Programme
Supply Chain and Logistics Development Programme (SCLP) – SADC
Development of responsible community-owned tourism opportunities in the Enduimet Wildlife Management Area

Trade-Related Financial Services

Trade finance is one of the areas where exporters from developing countries are most disadvantaged compared to those from developed coun­tries because selling at a distance to purchasers who are not directly known within the country requires special skills and risk assessment from banks. Only when exports reach a sufficiently high level is it profitable for banks in a country to acquire these skills, so exporters, par­ticularly SMEs, are hampered by difficulty in accessing export finance. Therefore both the cost and the availability of appropriate finance are problems. Some agencies offer support to build national capacity, while others try to fill the gap until such capacity is available.

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belgium

Summary of activities included in this category
Access to Coordinated Credit and Enterprise Support Services in Vietnam
BIO loan support to AGB Technoprint – DRC
BIO Loan to Banco Comercial e de Investimentos (BCI)